Ronald Thomas: 37 books
North America
The Historical Geography of a Changing Continent
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
This classic text retains the superb scholarship of the first edition in a thoroughly revised and accessibly written new edition. With both new and updated essays by distinguished American and Canadian authors, the book provides a comprehensive historical overview of the formation and growth of North...
by Ronald H. Heck, Scott L. Thomas, Lynn N. Tabata
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
This book demonstrates how to use multilevel and longitudinal modeling techniques available in the IBM SPSS mixed-effects program (MIXED). Annotated screen shots provide readers with a step-by-step understanding of each technique and navigating the program. Readers learn how to set up, run, and interpret...
The Improvement Guide
A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2009
This new edition of this bestselling guide offers an integrated approach to process improvement that delivers quick and substantial results in quality and productivity in diverse settings. The authors explore their Model for Improvement that worked with international improvement efforts at multinational...
by Manuel Antonio de Almeida; Ronald W. Sousa; Thomas H. Holloway; Flora Sussekind
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 1999
Recognized as a turning point in Brazilian literature, this entertaining novel of urban manners follows the ne'er-do-well Leonardo through his various romantic liaisons and frequent scrapes with the law. First printed in weekly installments in 1852, and later published in two volumes in 1854-55, Memoirs...
The Ring and the Cross
Christianity and the Lord of the Rings
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
The conversation, sometimes heated, about the influence of Christianity on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien has a long history. What has been lacking is a forum for a civilized discussion about the topic, as well as a chronological overview of the major arguments and themes that have engaged scholars...
Political Communication
The Manship School Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2011
A new era of political power has arrived, one in which the social media forces of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter indisputably play a larger role in the political process. In this revised and expanded edition of Political Communication: The Manship School Guide, edited by Robert Mann and David D. Perlmutter,...
by Peter M. Blau, Thomas J. Fararo, Jack A. Goldstone
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2002
Written by eminent sociologists, this book introduces and assesses some of the most influential, recent sociological theories. Each chapter explains the theory and describes a related program of empirical research. Chapters are authored by the actual founders (and/or leading exponents) of these theoretical...
An Introduction to Multilevel Modeling Techniques
MLM and SEM Approaches Using Mplus, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
Univariate and multivariate multilevel models are used to understand how to design studies and analyze data in this comprehensive text distinguished by its variety of applications from the educational, behavioral, and social sciences. Basic and advanced models are developed from the multilevel...
Millennial Culture and Communication Pedagogies
Narratives from the Classroom and Higher Education
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018
This book examines the ways in which faculty and staff at the higher education level teach and communicate with their millennial students and colleagues. The contributors address how millennials' academic and non-academic interests and everyday performances within and outside of higher education influence...
Big Data - Fluch oder Segen?
Unternehmen im Spiegel gesellschaftlichen Wandels
Language: German
Release Date: February 13, 2014
Unternehmen im Spiegel gesellschaftlichen Wandels Chancen und Risiken von Big Data Auswirkungen von Big Data auf Digitalisierung und Unternehmensstruktur Sinnvolles Daten-Management und Data Science Big Dataist in aller Munde. Die Erwartungen an das Öl des 21. Jahrhunderts sind enorm. Aber bringt...
by Ronald H Heck, Scott Thomas, Lynn Tabata
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
This is the first workbook that introduces the multilevel approach to modeling with categorical outcomes using IBM SPSS Version 20. Readers learn how to develop, estimate, and interpret multilevel models with categorical outcomes. The authors walk readers through data management, diagnostic tools,...
Why, O God? (Foreword by Randy Alcorn)
Suffering and Disability in the Bible and the Church
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
With two in seven American families affected by disability, the body of Christ has a great opportunity for ministry. This new anthology uniquely points the way, training churches, caregivers, pastors, and counselors to compassionately respond.
The book’s contributors—ranging from Joni Eareckson...
by Hank Savitch, James C. Clinger, Michael W. Hail
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2013
The cornerstone of the American republic is an educated, active, and engaged citizenry; however, the multifaceted inner workings of government and the political forces that shape it are incredibly complex. Kentucky Government, Politics, and Public Policy is the first book in nearly three decades to...
Another's Country
Archaeological and Historical Perspectives on Cultural Interactions in the Southern Colonies
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
The 18th-century South was a true melting pot, bringing together colonists from England, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and other locations, in addition to African slaves—all of whom shared in the experiences of adapting to a new environment and interacting with American Indians. The shared...